Little Falls transcript., 1887-02-25
MINNESOTA NEWS.

| most magnifcently printed volumes. ever
I got up in that city. 1t consists OF en-
| graved facsimiles Of 81 manuscript mes
sages of cond olence on the death OF Abra-
han, Lincoln, sent to the government OF
the United States by foreign powers. most
OF them magnificently decorated aud en-
| blazoned. The volume is a large folio.
richly bound. The government has depos-
ited it with the state historical society
for sale keeping
Miss Ada Bergen of Minnesot now play
ing at the Thalia theater, New York, is
has splendidly-arched eyebrows, pearly
white teeth, red ruby lips, and wonderful
dark eyes full OF luster, which set off a per.
feet Grecian nose. Her olve-shaped face
and regular features are framed in wavy
mass OF dark hair. Her shape is simply
perfection-small hands aud feet, delicate
ankles, small waist, tall and graceful
Gov. McGill denies that he made any
| plegdes to William Louis Kelly.
Minneapolis disposes OF $500, 600 thirty
year per cent. bonds at l21.
A resolution to expunge the record OF the
impeachment trial OF Judge E. St. Julien
Cox is discussed in the senate.
The largest price for business property
yet Oh record at Duluth was paid by II. H.
Bell to G. Poirer for 2J feet and two
story building, corner OF Superior street
and Lake avenue, being $40, 900. The
building is worth about $1,000, which
would make the land worth 81, 900 foot.
j. S. Anderson has returned to St. Peter
from Sweden, where he went last fall to
visit friends. On his way over, the steam
err on which he sailed was wrecked, and
Mr.. Anderson was picked up Of the coast
OF Ireland.
At the February term Of court in Anoka
county, several important cases were tried.
! The most interesting one WAS the libel
suit against the Anoka Hcra Id, brought by
M. D. SHEPPARD, the lihelo,ls words being:
| THE man Sheppard, it is ga id, is wo1t th.
| less fellow, who allows lls wife to support
him. Judge Lochren ruled that the words
were libelous per Sc. The Herald proved
! that Shepherds reputation was as stated,
and the jury, after being out q few minutes,
brought a verdict of 81 for damages.
1t will probably be some years before
Minnesota will be again as she was on the
18th represented on the floor OF the house by
nine congressman. Congress man elect Lind
reached here the l1th and is stopping at the
fremont house. HI spent some little time
on the floor OF the house talking with Hugh
Price, the young member from Wisconsin.
Rice, Macdonald and Wilson were all on
the floor at the same time, and, with the
sitting delegation made for Minnesota a
pretty full showing.
Capt. ] ohm Hay OF Fergus Falls has been
appointed general agent for the New York
Mutual Life Insurance company, with
headquarters at Duluth,
E. R. Jefferson OF Duluth, the new senior
vice commander OF the G. A. r. for Mime
sofa, is the keeper OF the government light
house, and is d one-legged soldier, wounded
at the battle OF Gettysburg W here he was
serving as a private in the First Minnesot
regiment.
Since the report Of the insecure condi-
tion of the roof over tn g hall OF the house
OF representatives at St, Paul, no time has
been lost in making such repairs as will
make the chamber safe for occupancy dur
ing the renal Under Ct the session. At first
it was proposed to holster up the dclcc
tive truss by supports resting upon the
partition wall between the offices OF the
treasurer and secretary Of state. fur
ther examination proved this to be i'm
practicable, and posts fourteen inches
square will be put in for support, COM
mencing at the Placement and carrying
them right up to the roof.
p. c. Matteson OF St. Paul and Miss
Winnie Stevens Of Hastings, were married
in the latter city by Rev. ". NJ. Corkery.
w. L. Hanson is appointed division
superintendent Of the Minnesota & North
western.
A bare -knuckle fight turns out to have
taken place near Lake City between ". r.
Mansfield Of st. Paul and Pete Enright oi
Victoria, 4. c., the latter being knocked
out in three rounds.
jacob Minker OF Hast tinss, under the
Mexican pension bill, has forwarded his
application to Washington, and expec is
soon his back pension-S3, 336. He is
eighty-two years old.
Contracts for furnishing the stone re-
Quired in construction OF the government
breakwater at Lake City have been
awarded to r. H. Foss and Frank Brown,
who will begin the hauling Immediately.
The dwelling Of Charles Miller, farmer
living near McCauleyville, was burned.
Miller and his family barely escaped with
their lives. A German working for Miller.
Albert Sallen, was burned to DEATH He
had relatives in Minneapolis.
At Wascca, an imported Hoist Elm
cow, worth $4Oo, was found dead in her
stall with ner stomach full of tacks, nails
and pieces Of Iron, evidently from mill
feed. She war the property OF c. I. Wood
bury.
Thirteen cases Of malignant diphtheria
in three Norwegian families are reported
at Palmer Station in Waseca county.
The examination OF John and George
Bolton, charged with cutting timber on
government land on the Thief river Mar
shall county,was held before United States
} Commissioner Tillotson at Moorhcad
Hon. G. n. Baxter prosecuting. The &C.
cused were held to the United States dis,
,, trict court at Wnona in June on their
own recognizance in $3.50 each. One oi
them remarked that the result OF these
cases would put clamper on timber steal
: ing in his neishborhood which many prac-
+ tced.
Christie, daughter OF Hon. T. A. Mott
| died at Faribault OF typhoid pneum onia,
aged 20 years.
! A corporation to be known as the Union
Lime. company has been formed al
Reads Landing with capital stock o
$4,000.
Leonard Johnson OF North field has sold
three more OF his full-blooded stations,
one going to Brown, another to Scott and
the other to Dodge county.
Rev. DR.. E. 8. Thomas, of St. Paul, has
formally accepted the position OF assistant
bishop OF Kansas, to which he was elected
by the convention at Topeka early this
month. The workers and vestrymen o.
nizing the imperative nature OF his call tc
another field, deeply lament the severance
OF DR. Thomas relations with the church.
Inc st. Croix water power is purchased
by Isaac Staples of Saltwater.
,, The annual meeting of the grand encamp
: ment, |. 0. 0. F., for Minnesota was held
at St. Paul: The complete list of officers
chosen will be found below, their instaIla,
ton recently taking place Grand patriot
, Robert Stratton, Minneapolis; grand scn
or warden. ]. w. Fowler. Mankato: grand
junior warden, John B. Mueller, Minneapo
; lis; grand scribe, J.. F. Williams, St. Paul
. grand treasurer, R. Shere, St. Paul. grand
representative, J. Newsalt, Owatonna II
l was decided to meet in st. Paul in annua
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